- For what country does Reinhold Hoffman work?
- How does Hoffman feel as he sees the ships enter the Earth’s atmosphere?
- What war is currently going on during this section?
- Why is Rikki Stormgren chosen as the one who speaks to Karellen?
- How long were the Overlords’ ships hovering before Karellen spoke to humans?
- Why does Karellen wait so long to rescue Stormgren instead of getting him as soon as he knows where he is?
- How long will humans have to wait before the Overlords show themselves?
- In what ways has the Earth changed since the Overlords’ arrival?
- Why is someone else about to take over as Secretary General of the UN?
- From the content of the first two sections, name one event in our history that Arthur C. Clarke predicted.